Bow and Arrows

The bow and arrows is a powerful projectile weapon set used to attack or defend from a long range. A bow is a long wooden piece of wood with a string stretched from one end to another. These are ranging to as tall as a person to waist height. The arrows are launched from the bow like a slingshot. Arrows could be barbed, poisoned, set fire to or fire hardened.

There are three types of bow; the bigger and more powerful longbow, the deadly and accurate crossbow, and the smaller and least powerful shortbow.

Longbows are more than twice the size of a regular bow and are the most powerful types of bows. They are easy to reload and very effective against attackers, but can only be used while standing and require great strength. Members of the Long Patrol are often experts in longbow archery.

Crossbows are the most accurate type of bow. This bow is laid out horizontally on a piece of wood. The string is pulled back and held back by a hook or trigger. It is slow to reload and clumsy to use. A crossbow sacrifices speed and range for accuracy and power (enough to easily pierce armor). Despite these advantages, they have only been used a handful of times in the series; Constance and the Solitary Beaver made a large, makeshift crossbow and arrow in an attempt to kill Cluny the Scourge, Braggio Ironhook built two giant crossbows onto the framework of the Greenshroud, and Ketral Vane and his foxes used handheld versions of the weapon.

A shortbow is the smallest and least powerful bow. It is a smaller version of a longbow and is very easy to use and reload, but it has the shortest range.